Monthly Archives: March 2003
- CHN: Senate Budget Resolution Slashes New Tax Cut
SENATE BUDGET RESOLUTION SLASHES BUSH TAX CUT House Version Makes Deep Cuts to Anti-Poverty Programs The House and Senate have completed work on their respective fiscal year 2004 budget resolutions, and conference negotiations between the two chambers have already begun in earnest. Republican conferees must craft a budget that satisfies the conservative wing of their Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations, Tax Policy Comments Off - CHN: House Education and Workforce Committee Passes WIA Reauthorization
Legislation Would Cut Programs and Streamline Funding The House Education and Workforce Committee marked up legislation (HR1261) reauthorizing the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) over two days this week, finally reporting the bill out of committee on a 26 – 21 party line vote early Thursday afternoon. The bill was originally introduced in the House on Read More »
Posted in Job Training and Education, Labor and Employment Comments Off - CHN: GOP Budget Resolutions Undermine Programs For The Poor
Budget Committees Endorse Bush Tax Cut at the Expense of Vulnerable Americans A week after the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected that the President’s tax cut plan would lead to a $1.8 trillion deficit over the next decade, the House and Senate Budget Committees marked up their respective budget resolutions for fiscal year 2004 – Read More »
Posted in Budget and Appropriations Comments Off - CHN: President Proposes Far-Reaching Changes to WIA
Bush Seeks to Block Grant Workforce Investment Programs On March 7, President Bush unveiled details of his proposal to reauthorize the Workforce Investment Act (WIA), which is set to expire on September 30, 2003. Enacted in 1998, WIA established a comprehensive workforce investment system that provides an array of resources to both employers and job Read More »
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